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The magazine of Wandsworth CouncilIssue 175 March 2016

Council tax still UK’s second lowest p 3

Comment on proposed 20mph speed limit p9

Buyers needed for shared ownership homes p16-17

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Wandsworth’s Band D council taxbills are set to be the second lowestin the country again next year andaround half the London average.

Annual bills for 2016/17 will be £674.22for the majority of the borough, buthomes close to Wimbledon and PutneyCommons will pay an extra £26.97which the Commons Conservativesspend on the upkeep of these openspaces. The average charge across thewhole borough will be £679.91.

Most households would pay £57 amonth if splitting the bill over 12

monthly instalments. The average billacross London is over £100 a monthand the most expensive is roughly£140.

The council is proposing to increase itsshare of the tax rate by 3.99 per centthis year, but this is being offset by theMayor of London reducing his share. Sooverall the average Band D charge willbe £3.42 lower from April.

This would be only the second time inten years that the council has raised itsshare of the bill and half of the extrarevenue raised will be spent exclusively

on adult social care.

Guy Senior, council finance spokesman,

said: “Like all councils we have to man-

age with reduced Government funding

next year and a modest increase in our

council tax income will help absorb the

impact and protect front line services.

Because we have kept bills so low for

so long our tax rate will still be the sec-

ond lowest in the country.”

Manage your council tax online at:

wandsworth.gov.uk/your_accountsw.

Council tax bills staying low

Children’s Services changes 4

Heathrow legal action threat 5

Discount on Power Station homes 6

20mph consultation 9

New dog chipping rules 11

How to make a difference 12-13

Plans for Tooting Common 14

Shared ownership explained 16-17

Wandsworth jobs fair 18

New car club launched 21

All change for Garratt Lane 22

Get control of your health 25

What’s On 27

Contact Us 30

InsideMarch 2016www.wandsworth.gov.uk

Provisional council tax bills 2016-2017Band D equivalent including GLA precept.Provisional figures subject to final approval

from councils concerned and may notaccount for local levies.

Wandsworth£680

Hammersmith & Fulham£1,003

Richmond£1,589

Merton£1,382

Lambeth£1,257

Kingston£1,683

Kensington & Chelsea£1,058

Westminster£668


Big changes to children’s servicesOver the last three months majorchanges and improvements havebeen made to the council’s servicesfor children in need of help and pro-tection, and services for lookedafter children.

They include restructuring the seniormanagement team, increasing man-agement capacity, strengthening riskassessment procedures and a reviewof ‘front door’ services where childrenare referred to the council if thereis a concern.

The changes follow an inspection byOfsted last November which showedthat services did not meet the higherstandards now required and werejudged to be inadequate. The councilresponded immediately and the

inspectors have expressed their confi-dence in the approach taken to driveup standards.

Social care cases are being reviewed tomake sure decision making is correctand that children are getting the sup-port they need. The inspection alsofound significant strengths within thedepartment including below averagesocial worker caseloads, the FamilyRecovery Project and outstandingengagement with young people.

A long term action plan has beendeveloped which is being closely moni-tored to ensure improvements aredelivered as quickly as possible and aresustained. The changes includestronger supervision arrangements andthe creation of a new council commit-

tee dedicated to scrutinising children’ssocial care.

Cabinet Member for Education andChildren’s Services Kathy Tracey:

“I am very sorry that our services fellbehind the high standards required ofmodern social care and we are nowentirely focused on improving thesevital services. Ofsted are confident inour response to this challenge andwe will turn this around as quicklyas possible.

“A key strength we have on this journeyis the quality of our front line socialworkers who do some exceptional workin supporting young people. The issuesOfsted found were more to do withprocess and oversight which are issueswe are now putting right.”

GardenSOS

A fundraising drive is underway tohelp build a sensory garden at theChurch Lane complex needs hub in Tooting for adults with learning disabilities.

The centre is part of the Adult Learning

Disability Day Service, run by the charityOne Trust on behalf of the council. Thecouncil provided £30,000 of fundingtowards the garden which covers abouthalf the cost. If you want to help raisemoney, email [email protected].


Solicitors acting forWandsworth, Richmond,Hillingdon and Windsor andMaidenhead councils havewarned the prime ministerthat he could face court ac-tion unless the long runningHeathrow expansion saga isbrought to an end.

Three years ago David Cameronreopened the third runway debatedespite clear policy commitments thatit would not be built. A final decisionwas expected by the end of 2015, butministers have since extended thedeadline to “the summer” this year.

The councils’ solicitors, Harrison Grant,have now written to the prime ministersetting out the legal case against thescheme, including air pollution and

noise impact grounds. They also high-light serious flaws in the work of the UKAirports Commission which recom-mended expanding the west Londonairport based on a misunderstanding ofthe law.

The letter argues that expansion atHeathrow should now be ruled out andreminds Mr Cameron about the rightsof residents who relied on his promisethat there would be “no ifs, no buts, no

third runway”. It argues that prolong-ing the Heathrow expansion debatewithout any credible reason or genuineattempt at consultation is causing greatdistress to Londoners and is an abuseof power.

In 2010 Wandsworth Council and itscampaign partners overturned the pre-vious Government’s plan to expandHeathrow in the High Court on environ-mental impact grounds.

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Up to 70 per cent discountsfor new Battersea homesThe council has struck a deal thatmeans hundreds of homes will be upto 70 per cent cheaper to rent or buyat Battersea Power Station.

The legal agreement between thecouncil and Battersea Power StationDevelopment Company covers 374homes in Phase 4a of the project. Thefirst should be ready to live in by 2019.

Discounts for the rental properties willbe between 20 and 70 per cent, withthe average being around 40 per centbelow the market rate.

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Building ambitionsNine Elms Vauxhall‘Careers Expo’Wandsworth school and collegestudents aged 14 to 18 can findout about career opportunities inNine Elms at an open day laterthis month.

When: 9.30am - 12.30pm,Wednesday 23rd March

Where: South Thames College,Wandsworth High Street

It’s a chance to meet employers, tryhands-on skills demonstrations andlearn about apprenticeships,traineeships, college courses, grad-uate schemes, work experience andother ways into work.

Check if your school or college is going

[email protected].

More than 1,500 young people fromacross Wandsworth and Lambethhave been finding out about careersin construction, engineering, design,landscaping and model makingthrough the Nine Elms EducationLinks programme.

The unique project, run by the council’schildren’s services team, uses the vastregeneration programme going on inNine Elms as a learning resource andinspiration for local students.

The area’s developers, architects andconstruction contractors have donatedthousands of hours to supportingEducation Links, which involves highquality work experience placements,career taster sessions, construction sitevisits and a range of specialist skillsworkshops linked to the curriculum.

Recent success stories include OsmanButt from Graveney School who hassecured an apprenticeship with

Carillion, the contractor building phaseone of the Battersea Power Stationmasterplan.

The Nine Elms development pro-gramme is expected to last another fifteen years so will offer a steadystream of careers opportunities longinto the future.


Local heroesLocal residents and Wandsworthcharities have been recognised fortheir community spirit in a string ofrecent awards ceremonies

Seven unsung local heroes were pre-sented with a 2015 Wandsworth CivicAward, pictured above, which recog-nise residents who have selflessly vol-unteered their time.

The one-off Lifetime AchievementAward was presented to William JGallagher for his 40 years of tirelesswork helping develop services for olderpeople and people with disabilities.

Other winners were Venessa Bobb forher work for autistic children and theirfamilies, Antony Croker Poole forcrime prevention work, Alan Housdenwho volunteers for many boroughorganisations, Peter Ramell for his workin schools, churches and communitygroups, Barbara Ryan who has raisedfunds for St George’s Hospital and SueYoxall who helps prevent crimesagainst the elderly.

People who grow and cook local foodto benefit their community were recog-nised in the inaugural Mayor ofWandsworth’s Grow WandsworthAwards. The winners were Wix’s LaneWomen’s Gardening Group,Christchurch CE School, FalconResidents Association,

The Wendlesworth CommunityGarden and Tooting Foodival.

Local groups also benefited from theongoing Golden Ticket recycling prizedraw. Two local residents have won the£5k prize so far and have nominatedcommunity groups to share an addi-tional £2,500 community prize. Theyare environmental group TransitionTown Tooting, FAST which helps youngpeople on the Patmore Estate, ShareCommunity which works with disabledpeople, community kitchen GraveneyCanteen, the Doris Emerton CourtResidents Association andWandsworth Radio.

Winning pictureThe winner of the Wandle photocompetition was Misty MitchamCommon by Bill Mudge. Other win-ners included this picture of the RamBrewery by James Stokoe. The com-petition was held in all four Wandleboroughs, including Wandsworth,by the Living Wandle LandscapePartnership, Wandle Valley Forumand Wandle Valley Regional ParkTrust. The winning picture can beseen on the new Wandle ValleyRegional Park website at

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Green light forFormula EBattersea Park will again host the ex-citing climax to this year’s Formula Eworld championships after the or-ganisers were granted planning per-mission to stage the electric car racesin July.Last year’s inaugural weekend of rac-ing attracted more than 55,000 spec-tators – including 9,000 Wandsworthresidents - and saw the final race wonby Sam Bird from Roehampton.Conditions have been imposed toreduce disruption for local residents,especially from noise disturbance,while the construction arrangementshave been amended to ensurethe event’s impact on the park is minimised.

Coping with caringA new free service is offering trainingto Wandsworth residents caring for aperson with dementia. Sessions areavailable individually and in groupworkshops. Coping with Caring isfunded by the Wandsworth CCG anddelivered by MindCare DementiaSupport. For more information call

(020) 3328 0360 or email [email protected]

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WandsworthClinical Commissioning Group

Not sure where to go for help?The Wellbeing Hub can put you in touch with organisations, self-help groups and activities

available in the local community.

Find out more by calling 020 8812 6700 or visit www.wandsworthccg.nhs.uk/hub

Wandsworth PPI-Team @NHSWandsworth

Local services run by charities and community groups in Wandsworth

Self-help groups

Lifestyle services to help you with exercise, your weight or to stop smoking

Self-management courses run by The Wandsworth Self-Management Service

Educational courses to help manage your long-term conditions

Psychological counselling for conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression

Want a20mph limit in yourstreet? Lower speed limits could be intro-duced in all Wandsworth’s residentialstreets if local people agree.

A borough-wide consultation is askingresidents if they support the idea ofreducing vehicle speeds in quieterand narrower residential roads. Mainroads and arterial routes would notbe affected.

Environment spokesman Cllr JonathanCook said: “Lower speeds would meansafer streets and quieter streets and

could have a beneficial effect on airquality too.

“A recent study by Imperial Collegefound that many diesel vehicles pro-duce fewer harmful emissions at20mph than at 30mph while smallerpetrol and diesel engines both gener-ate fewer particulates when driven atthis lower speed.”

“We have already introduced some20mph limits in places where groups ofresidents have requested them – but

we think the time is now right to look atthis issue on a borough-wide basis. Ourview is that these changes can only beeffective if they have the active backingof local people and that it would bewrong to change the rules without firstasking residents if they agree.”

To take part visit wandsworth.gov.uk/20limit or

request a copy of the questionnairefrom Issac Kwakye, Engineering andHighways, Frogmore Complex,Dormay Street, SW18 1EY.

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Deputy leader of the council and environment spokesman Cllr JonathanCook and community services committee chairman Cllr Kim Caddy


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WANDSWORTHSELF-MANAGEMENT

For more information and advice about all of our FREE courses, please call:020 8812-6750 or email us on [email protected] visit our website: www.wandsworthccg.nhs.uk/selfmanagement

Do you have a long-term health condition? Or are you caring for someone with a long-term health condition? Would you like to learn more about how you can manage your health and wellbeing using self-managementtechniques? If so, why not attend a free self-management course today, provided by your local NHS.

The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a six week self-management course for anyone living with any long-term health condition.

The New Beginnings (NB) course is based on the EPP and has been specifically adapted for people living with, or who are in recovery from, a mental health condition.

The Looking After Me (LAM) course is aimed at carers. The course focuses on helping you make time to look after your own health needs.

Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?

Over 55 and keen to get outthe house?

Battersea Men’s Shed is a chance tomeet like-minded people and worktogether on projects such as wood-working or furniture restoration.

No skills are necessary because members

learn together and help each other.

The scheme is mainly aimed at men,but women are welcome. It’s run out ofa specially-created workshop atDimson Lodge, Battersea Church Roadby supported housing services - part ofthe council’s housing community serv-ices department

If you want to go ring Geoffrey Cox (020) 7223 5335 or

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Help care for borough’s treesThe Wandsworth Tree Wardens arelocal volunteers who promote theconservation, protection andimprovement of the environmentthrough the planting, care, nurtureand cultivation of trees throughoutthe borough. They mainly focus onstreet trees, but also keep an eye onthose in parks and oncommons.

Activities over the past year haveincluded planting an oak tree onWandsworth Common to mark the40th anniversary of national treeweek, helping to brief councillorson the benefits of urban trees andhelping to find locations for 220 newtrees planted over the winter.If you would like to find out more orget involved, visit

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Get yourdog chippedFrom next month a new law means that all dogs over sixweeks old must be microchipped or their owners couldface a fine of up to £500.

Wandsworth has welcomed the news as it has long cam-paigned for a national microchipping law. In 2009 it madeit compulsory for all dogs on its estates to be chipped andregistered and has been working closely with the RSPCAand the police. So far 1,518 have been chipped, manyof them Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and a further 1,527 havebeen registered.

The council’s dog control team offers a microchippingservice. This is free for council tenants and leaseholders, andis offered at a reduced rate for other Wandsworth residents.To book, find out more about dog chipping or discoverwhere else you can get your dog chipped

(020) 8871 [email protected]

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The council is consulting about proposed

changes to its Children’s Centres and

would like your views.

The proposed changes are set out in the

consultation document. Complete it

online at

www.wandsworth.gov.uk/ccsurvey.

If you would prefer a paper copy please

contact (020) 8871 7156 or ask a

member of staff at a Children’s centre

for a copy.

The consultation runs for 12 weeks from

1 March 2016 to 24 May 2016

Thank you for taking part.

Dawn Warwick

Director of Children’s Services

Children’s Centre consultation

We are patients, service users and carers whowant to improve local services. Get in touch toshare your experience of using these services,volunteer with us or join our mailing list.

Healthwatch Wandsworthc/o Wandsworth Care Alliance

3rd Floor Trident Business Centre89 Bickersteth Road

London SW17 9SH

enquiries@healthwatchwandsworth.co.ukwww.healthwatchwandsworth.co.uk

+44 (0)20 8516 7767

Follow us to keep up with health and social care news:facebook.com/hwwandsf Twitter.com/hwwandst

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Register to vote

If you want to vote in this year’s London mayoral election and the upcomingEuropean referendum you must be registered to vote. It’s quick and easy – youcan do it in five minutes online at gov.uk/register-to-vote.

The council’s particularly keen to get young people signed up – they are the groupleast likely to be registered. The borough’s Youth Council (pictured above) repre-sents the views of young people in Wandsworth, inspecting services and feedingback to councillors.

They are spreading the word to young people around the borough. The council’selectoral registration team is also talking to local students to encourage them tosign up, as well as other groups less likely to be registered like people in carehomes. Find out more on the opposite page.

Apply to the WandsworthGrant Fund

This new scheme offers grants to localcommunity and arts groups and chari-ties. Read more about it on page 23

Take part in a consultation

The council asks local people for theirviews on many local issues. Mostrecently this has included potentialnew cycle quietways and a borough-wide 20mph speed limit. Sign up tothe weekly newsletter atwandsworth.gov.uk/e-news to be noti-fied of ongoing consultations or visit

wandsworth.gov.uk/consult

Meet your local councillors

There are regular Let’s Talk meetingswhere residents of each ward can dis-cuss local issues with councillors andsenior officers. Find out about upcom-ing meetings at wandsworth.gov.uk/letstalk. Ward councillors also holdweekly surgeries in libraries. Visit

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Make adifference

How to shapeyour boroughand get yourvoice heard


On Thursday 5 May, voters in Wandsworth will begoing to the polls to elect the Mayor of London andMembers of the London Assembly. Many areas of London life are affected by the work of the Mayor ofLondon and the London Assembly, such as policing, transport,housing, planning and the environment.

The referendum on whether or not the UK should remain part of theEU will be held on 23 June.

Residents should check that they have done everything they need todo to make sure they can vote in these important elections

ARE YOU REGISTERED?Only those on the electoral register can vote at an election orreferendum.

British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens over theage of 16 can register.

To register to vote visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.

The deadline to register for the Mayor and London Assembly electionsis Monday 18 April 2016.

The deadline to register for the European Referendum is Tuesday 7 June 2016.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATES? A booklet with information about the Mayoral election candidates will bedelivered to all registered electors in London in mid-April. You will also beable to view it on the London Elects website.

For more information visitwww.wandsworth.gov.uk/vote orwww.londonelects.org.uk

ARE YOU READY FOR THE MAYOR AND LONDON ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS?

CAN’T GET TO THEPOLLING STATION?Polling stations are open from 7am to10pm on polling day.

If you know you won’t be able to get tothe polling station in person on Thursday5 May (for example you are going onholiday) you can arrange for a postal orproxy vote.

Postal votingIf you choose to vote by post, your ballotpapers will be posted to you in advanceof the election.

The earliest you can expect to receiveyour ballot papers is Thursday 21 April.If you are going away around this time,you should appoint a proxy.

Proxy voting You can appoint someone you trust tovote on your behalf.

To apply for a postal or proxy vote, visitour website and download anapplication form.

TIP Send your application back by emailto make sure we receive it before thedeadline!

Deadline to apply:• postal vote 5pm on Tuesday 19 April. • proxy voting 5pm on Tuesday 26 April.

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Ambitious plans forTooting CommonAmbitious plans to restore some ofTooting Common’s most prominenthistoric features and breathe new lifeinto this much loved green spacehave been given the seal of approvalby the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The council has been awarded justunder £1.4m of National Lottery fund-ing as part of a wider £1.9m scheme torevitalise some of the common’s best-loved features.

The project will restore ancient habitatsand boost biodiversity, while also offer-ing new volunteering opportunities forlocal people that not only improves thecommon but gives those who take partuseful new job and life skills.

The scheme will see new acid grass-lands created and the lake renovatedand while the Woodfield Pavilion willbe restored to offer toilets and meetingspace for local community groups. Thecash will also pay for extensive refur-bishment work at the lido and restore aunique 1930s drinking fountain (pic-tured above right).

In addition it could also fund proposalsthat are currently subject to public con-sultation, for the removal of the roadsurface at Dr Johnson Avenue so thatit can be returned to the common aspart of a tree-lined pedestrian andcycling route.

Local people will be consulted on thefuture of trees in Chestnut Avenue,

where many of the existing trees havebeen found to be suffering from bleed-ing canker - an infectious disease thatproves fatal in many cases.

An employment skills and learning proj-ect will also be set up to give volunteersaccreditation in horticultural and con-servation skills.

Environment spokesman Cllr JonathanCook said: “We have exciting plans toimprove the common and provide abetter open space for residents toenjoy. This work will also help makesure that the common’s important historical features and its biodiversityare preserved for future generations.”


GLE is offering Wandsworth businesspeople free, informal advice at one-to-one drop-in meetings.

GLE offers small businesses loansbacked by Wandsworth Council. Speakto an adviser on every second andfourth Thursday of the month between2pm and 4pm at Trident BusinessCentre, Tooting.

Find the most suitable sources offinance for your business, see if you areeligible for up to £70,000 from theWandsworth Business Loan Fund andhelp strengthen your business plan.Since 1999 GLE has helped 166Wandsworth businesses raise financeand UK-wide has helped create morethan 11,400 jobs.

0845 603 2820 [email protected] bit.ly/wandsworthloans

Find out more about other supportfor business

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Local buyers neededfor 200 new sharedownership homesIn the next few months a total of 200 high quality new homes willbe offered to local residents to buy on a shared ownership basis.

If you want to buy your first home, but can’t afford open market prices,this big increase in supply could be your opportunity to get on thehousing ladder.

The new shared ownership flats are located all over the borough, withthe majority close to the Thames in Nine Elms, north Battersea.

If you’re interested you can check your eligibility with the council’shome ownership team or fill out our online enquiry form.

wandsworth.gov.uk/[email protected] 8871 6016

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1 Carter’s Yard Peabody 42 Plough Apartments A2 Dominion 73 Riverside Viridian 114 Battersea Police Station TVHA 115 Tileman House Viridian 126 Aura House Viridian 157 St John’s Way Peabody 68 Riverlight Viridian 1169 Boundaries Way Paragon 17

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Aveen Kelly, whoworks for thecouncil, bought a

shared ownership homein Tooting last year. Shesaid: “I love my flat and I’d really recommendshared ownership.There’s no way Icould afford to buywithout it.”

What is it?

It’s a scheme that allows you to buy a share of your home from a housing associa-tion and pay rent on the remainder. It makes buying costs much lower.

How does it work?

You buy a share of a home using a combination of your savings and a normalmortgage. You pay rent on the share you don’t own and usually a service charge.

Why do it?

You don’t need such a big deposit or mortgage. This means people with lowerincomes and savings can afford it. It gets you on the housing ladder, so you startto gradually build up equity as you pay off your mortgage.

What if I want to buy more?

You can buy up more of your home over time which means your rent would godown accordingly. If you can afford it you can buy the property outright.

Who is eligible?

Wandsworth residents who don’t own a home and earn less than £71,000 a year.You can earn much less than that, but you’ll need to prove you can affordall the costs.

What are the upfront costs?

All costs will be explained to you and typically will include a 10 per cent depositof the share you're buying, moving costs, stamp duty, solicitors' fees, etc.You'll also need to find a mortgage lender that is willing to give you a mortgage.

What are the on-going costs?

You’ll need to pay your mortgage, your rent, any service charge and normalhousehold bills.

What if I want to sell?

You can sell at any time and the value of the property will be split between youand the housing association according to how much you both own. Rememberthe value of housing can go up or down.

Shared Ownership… explainedWhat are the risks?

Like all homes, yours could fall in value.If you cannot keep up with your pay-ments you could risk losing your homeand your deposit, so it’s vital you under-stand all the costs before you buy.

Show me an example

If a home costs £400,000 you couldbuy a 25% share for £100,000.

You could use a 10% deposit (£10,000)and a 90% mortgage (£90,000).

You would need to pay monthly rent,service charge and mortgage repay-ments.

How do I find out more?

Contact Wandsworth Council’s homeownership team or visit our website(see opposite).

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The friendly team can help you shape up your CV, prepare for interviewand will match you with a live job or training vacancy which meets yourrequirements.

They can match you with jobs, apprenticeships, work experience placementsand training courses leading to full time employment.

They recruit for dozens of local employers including shops, architects, professional services, administration, beauticians, engineering companies,construction companies, supermarkets, security firms, logistics firms andmany more besides.

Work Match only help Wandsworth residents into work and it’s completelyfree to use their service. Get in touch today!

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400 local jobsand counting

Gillian secured a role at the new Debenhams in Wandsworth Town Centre.

Sarah was matched with a jobon Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens

development in Nine Elms.

Edward secured a role at Astins Dry Lining

Sheneiqua now works for WandsworthCouncil’s HR department. She said

“If I had to say three things about theapprenticeship programme I would say

it’s worthwhile, supportive andlife-changing,” she said.


More places andbetter schoolsParents can now choose from severalnew or improved schools thatopened earlier this year, or plan toopen in September.

Floreat in Earlsield has been officiallyopened by Secretary of State forEducation Nicky Morgan. The schoolcurrently has a thriving nursery and tworeception classes and will provideplaces for more than 450 childrenby 2022.

Oasis Academy Putney will open inSeptember. Once fully occupied, theschool will provide places for 420 fourto 11 year olds.

St Mary’s RC School in Battersea isbeing totally rebuilt by Taylor WimpeyCentral London as part of its BatterseaExchange development.

Pupils are expected to move in fromSeptember, with the school remainingopen during construction. The newschool will be fully open in September 2017 and will increase to

around 480 pupils.

Mosaic School has moved to its newhome in Roehampton. The school hastwo reception classes and has beenrated outstanding by Ofsted.

Ofsted’s most recent annual reportinto the quality of schools and teachingin London found that 96 per cent ofWandsworth’s primary schools wereclassed as either good or outstanding.This is the second highest bestquality score in London and a two per-centage point improvement on theprevious year.

At secondary level, the proportion ofthe borough’s schools rated as goodor outstanding also improved yearon year with a one per cent rise to 94per cent.

St John Bosco Catholic secondarySchool has moved to its new site inBattersea and has increased to sevenforms of entry.

Mosaic School

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A brand-new car club service calledMatcha has been launched across theborough – and Brightside readers cantake advantage of a special promo-tional price.

Matcha has been launched by Ubeeqo,the innovative mobility start-up thatdelivers transport options forLondoners The car club offers localpeople even better access to pay-as-you-go vehicles, with 29 new cars in theborough and plans to increase thelocal fleet over the course of the year.

The cars can be picked up from on-street locations in Tooting, Battersea,Roehampton, Putney, Southfields,Earlsfield and Wandsworth Common.Subscribers can book the cars by thehour and bookings can be made via aneasy-to-use mobile phone app.

It is simple to register either on thewebsite or by downloading the free,commitment-free app. All bookingsinclude 50 miles and fuel for free.

In addition to Matcha car club your free registration with Ubeeqo will also allow you to access additionalmobility solutions such as car rental

(Europcar) and taxis.

Wandsworth Council has been supporting the growth of car clubs forthe last eight years by providing dedi-

cated on-street parking bays across theborough. Read more at

wandsworth.gov.uk/carclubsw.

Matcha car clublaunched across Wandsworth

ADVERTORIAL

To take advantage of the special £35 promotionalprice, register at matcha-europcar.co.uk, chose oneof three Matcha offers available and use the promotional code WANDFREE.


Garratt Lane from Earlsfield toWandsworth is fast becoming a re-generation hotspot with new homes,shops and a brand new primaryschool making the area one ofLondon’s most sought after districts.

In Earlsfield

The train station has been revampedand given a new entrance to reducepassenger congestion

The council is looking at replacing theageing Brocklebank medical centre inGarratt Lane with a fully updated, big-ger, GP-led community healthcarefacility. A new 420 pupil primary school– Floreat Academy – has been built(see p20) as well as its neighbouring 50place nursery

There are plans to build 160 newhomes on council-owned ‘brownfield’sites fronting Atheldene Road, WilnaRoad and Waverton Road.

In Wandsworth

Further north towards Wandsworth thevacant 1960s tower block which for-merly housed the council’s housingdepartment will be part of a majornew regeneration scheme in partner-ship with South Thames College, pro-viding 200 new homes, a better library,new shops and improved teachingfacilities for the college.

A new state-of-the-art library will openout onto a new public square withseating and a play space for underfives, while new pedestrian routes willprovide better links between the OldBurial Ground, Garratt Lane and thehigh street. Further investment will seethe installation of public art, landscap-ing and seating in the burial ground.

A quarter of the 200 new homes are tobe offered to eligible local residents torent or buy at a discounted rate.Meanwhile major improvements toSouthside Shopping Centre are nowalmost complete.

Leader of the council Ravi Govindiasaid: “These schemes represent oneof the biggest regeneration projects inLondon with well over £1bn of newinvestment flowing through the area.Hundreds of new jobs and homesare being created here alongsidemajor improvements to the localenvironment.”

All change forGarratt Lane


Cash for community projects

A string of local project has beenawarded a share of more than£188,000 from the WandsworthGrant Fund.

Forty-four arts groups, community proj-ects, charities and local organisationshave received a grant in the secondround of funding under the grantscheme, launched last April.This follows the 28 local projects whichshared a total of £179,405 in the firstround last summer.

The new fund has streamlined the waythe council allocates small grants. Justone team now manages the administra-tion of various different grants that werepreviously overseen by several councildepartments, including fundingtowards the Wandsworth Arts Fringe.

Read more at wandsworth.gov.uk/wgf

Successful applicants included:

Fearless - the youth service of theCrimestoppers Trust. This programmeis new to Wandsworth and aims to edu-cate and empower 11-16 year olds byincreasing their awareness aroundcrime, and in particular the issue ofweapon crime.

Share Community’s ‘Yes Chef!’ projectrecruits and trains young people aged18-25 with mild to moderate disabilitiesin catering skills and employability.

Puppets with Guts will use its interac-tive puppet spectacle ‘Citizen Squid’,(pictured above) based around ideas ofcompassion and displacement, as astarting point to work with 10-11 yearsolds from the Queenstown & PatmoreEstate area.

CARAS youth club (pictured right) pro-vides social, emotional and practicalsupport to refugees and asylum seek-ers in Wandsworth. Young people aged11-19 can relax, make friends, havehomework help, cook and eat togetherin a safe, welcoming place wherethey can feel a sense of belongingin their new community.

The Mini Cooking Club (picturedabove right) is teaching seven to 11year olds basic cooking skills pluskitchen hygiene, safety andnutrition and healthy eating.

Other projects and groupsgetting significant amountsof funding include:Community Action for Refugees

and Asylum Seekers, Chelsea FCFoundation, Business Launchpad,Paul’s Cancer Support Centre, DolphinSpecial Needs Swimming Club, FutureSkills Training and Emergency Exit Arts.

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A typical phone call goes like this:• The criminal (who maybe a man or woman) may cold call

you on the phone claiming to be from your bank, the policeor a well known store.

• They claim that your bank card has been used fraudulentlyand needs replacing or someone has been arrested usingyour details and card.

• They may ask you to give them your PIN number or type itin on the phone keypad.

• They may suggest you hang up and phone the number onthe back of your card or phone the Police. Don’t be fooledinto doing this. The criminals keep the line open at theother end so you are still talking to them!

• Finally they send a courier or mini cab to collect your card.

Be very careful if you get one of these calls.

Telephone scams are on theincrease in Wandsworth.

Don’t become a victim• Your bank will NEVER ask you

for this sort of informationespecially your PIN number.

• Your bank or the police willnever send a courier or mini cabto collect your card.

• If you receive one of these callsput the phone down straightaway and call the Police andreport it from ANOTHER phoneor wait 10 minutes before usingyour phone.

• IF YOU HAVE BEEN AVICTIM REPORT IT TOYOUR LOCAL POLICE.

If you would like more informationcall 101


Get control ofyour healthMiddle aged and feeling it? Wandsworth is supporting a new nationalcampaign to help people take control of their health.

One You is about looking at all the different parts of your life and making thesmall changes that can add up to a real difference. Making better choices todaycan have a huge influence on our health, could prevent conditions like type 2diabetes, cancer and heart disease, and reduce the risk of suffering a stroke orliving with dementia, disability and frailty in later life.

That’s easier said than done, which is why there’s support out there in Wandsworth to help you stay positive and fight back.

How are you? Take the five minute quizThe How Are You online quiz is available on the council’s One You pages, andon the national website. See how your health is now, make a few changes andcheck again to see if what you are doing is working.

Find out more about One You and the support available inWandsworth at wandsworth.gov.uk/oneyouw.

I decided to go to thecouncil’s Get to KnowCancer pop-up shopfor a general check-up and chat. I’m gladI did because theyquickly saw my bloodsugar was too high toread, and I was takenstraight to hospital. Iwould urge everyoneto keep an eye ontheir health.

Wandsworthresident in her 40s

Get moving – find out about the ways you can move more in your daily life.You don’t need to be a fitness fanatic – just get off the sofa more.

Eat better – get tips on how to tweak your diet to be healthier.

Be smoke free – there’s plenty of support available here in Wandsworthto help you quit.

Drink less – advice and support on cutting down on the booze.

Sleep sounder – many people struggle to sleep all night as they get older,but it can make a real difference to your mood and health. Get simple tips onhow to sleep better.

Stress less – simple techniques can help you cope with everyday stress.

Get checked – Checking your body’s most important systems are all runningsmoothly is a great place to start. Ask your GP if you are eligible for a free NHS Health Check.

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*Community groups must meet the competition criteria and register in advance, making a commitment to encourage recycling.

To enter the £5,000 Golden Ticket prize draw, just fill outa Golden Ticket and pop it in your clear recycling sack orbank along with the clean and dry items listed opposite.

You can submit a Golden Ticket each time you fill a clear sack or use your recycling bank. But remember, only tickets found withthe correct recycling items at the recycling plant will be enteredinto a draw. So the more you recycle the correct materials, the

more chance you have of winning. The winner will also be invited to nominate up to five local community groups*

to receive a share of a £2,500 community reward.

If you have run out of Golden Tickets you can collect more from your local library or leisure centre, the council’s

Customer Centre at the Town Hall, or from Housing andCommunity Services reception in Putney Bridge Road. Or visit wrwa.gov.uk/GoldenTicket to print your own.

The next draw will take place on 31 March 2016.

Good Luck!

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How to be listedSend details (includ-ing access for peo-ple with disabilities)by end of April to:[email protected] We cannot guaran-tee that your entrywill be inserted.This is a free service.The information inthis guide has beenprovided by theadvertisers them-selves. WandsworthCouncil and Enableaccept no responsi-bility for the accu-racy of theinformation or forany event not organ-ised by the councilor Enable.What’s On is com-piled by Enableleisure and culture, apublic service mutual organisation.

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May 6-22 Wandsworth FringeThe Fringe is back! Street performances, family workshops, exhibitions, music and dance – there’ll be an incredi-ble 110 live performances and events led by dynamic artists – local and national – right on your doorstep.Highlights include: a medieval puppet show based on Chaucer in Heathbrook Park, a Russian holiday homeinstallation at The Bedford in Balham, a curated night-time trail for adults around Nine Elms and Silvia Ziranek willbe artist-in-residence for a day at Oasis charity shop in Tooting. Kids can feed the dinosaur in Roehampton, gethands-on at making Jack and the Beanstalk masks and enjoy kids shows ‘Milkshake’ and ‘Little Folk’, both at TheBedford in Balham.Boroughwide. http://wandsworthfringe.com and tweet @wworthfringe #wafchat

Thursday March 10 1-4pmDementia and strokecare support eventThe meeting will be ofspecial interest to self helpgroups, voluntary sectororganisations, individualsand professionals.Includes a workshopabout understandingdementia and a presenta-tion by the StrokeAssociation on preventionand awareness.Penfold CommunityCentre SW18. More infowww.life-times.org.ukBookings:www.eventbrite.co.uk

Saturday March 121.30-5.30pmScience Family Fun DayGet wet in a water or bub-bles show from ScienceMade Simple, try hands-on experiments, ColourMagic Trail, FamilyEngineering Challengeand make something totake away. Aimed at fami-lies with children aged3-11, entry £3 per child,£2.50 for siblings, free foradults. Supported by theRoyal Society ofChemistry.John Burns PrimarySchool, Wycliffe RoadSW11.

Sunday March 1311.30am-3.30pmSunday social: cut andpasteFamily workshop comple-menting the currentexhibition at the gallery.Create cardboard sets andmake costumes. Childrenmust be with an adult.Free, no need to book.Pump House Gallery,Battersea Park SW11.www.pumphousegallery.org.uk or 8871 7572.

Tuesday March 154.30-6pmJunior badminton clubImprove your techniqueand your game, with an

England badminton level2 coach. For young peo-ple 11-17 years – allabilities. £3 a session.Classes every Tuesday,term time only.Burntwood Academy,Burntwood Lane SW17.More information and tobook contact Anne-Marie8871 8386.

Thursday March 17 7-11pmFlamenco nightLive music and teacher-leddancing on the 3rdThursday of the month.£8. Ask about tango andsalsa nights.Battersea Barge, Nine

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history of our building andlocal area, from radicalpolitics to art and architec-ture. Featuring twovisiting speakers. Free butbooking recommended. Battersea Arts Centre,Lavender Hill SW11.www.bac.org.uk/town-halltalks Box office 72232223

Ends March 309.30am-6pm Monday-FridayExhibition: Aura – LellaRussoRusso is a transformativeartist whose work takes aninvestigative pathwaymuch like the best jazzimprovisations. Her inspi-ration is intertwined with adeep empathy and lovefor jazz. Free.Maestro Arts, 1 EastfieldsAvenue SW18.

Friday April 1 8pmTalk: X-rayinvestigations into theimpact ofindustrialization onLondon healthWith speaker JelenaBekvalac, Museum ofLondon. Wandsworth HistoricalSociety, Friends MeetingHouse, 59 WandsworthHigh Street, SW18. Call8874 6341.www.wandsworthhis-tory.org.uk

Wednesday 6 April 2-6pmMixology Workshopfor childrenChildren will create theirown smoothie/juice anddesign a name and labelfor it. Dance Grooves willplay tons of high energythemed dance gamesand there will be a veryfruity, funky disco.Between 5 - 6 pm is 1hour of free play for kidssupervised by their par-ents. £25 for 1 child, £45for 2 children, £60 for 3children. For childrenaged 5 - 12 years. Ticketsmust be purchased inadvance.For more information,including venue, and tobook contact

Saturday March 19 11am-3pmCommunity Health & Happiness Fair ‘Mind, Body& Soul’Offering a range of physical and mental health checksand activities. And for the public “patients” to give feed-back about how to make best use of these services.Food, entertainment and activities for children. FreeKatherine Low Settlement, Battersea High Street, SW11.www.klsettlement.org.uk

Go ApeTreetop fun for adults and childrenBattersea Park SW11. www.goape.co.uk

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March 25-28 10am-5.30pmEaster egg trailBu a quiz sheet to helpyou find out which animalhas the Easter eggs. Entryfee £6.95 child (2-15years), £8.95 adult, £29family ticket. Quiz sheet£1.50. Children’s Zoo, BatterseaPark, SW11. Call 79245826 www.batterseapark-zoo.co.uk Wheelchair

[email protected] or call 07956 235 248.

Ends April 3, openingtimes Wed-Sun 11am-4pmExhibition: ProgressReport from theStrategic Sanctuary forthe Destruction of FreeWillArtists Pil and GaliaKollectiv will transform thegallery into a makeshiftfilm set. Free entry. Pump House Gallery,Battersea Park SW11.www.pumphouse-gallery.org.uk or 88717572.

Saturday April 9 Arts Easter workshopWorkshop and perform-ances and a display ofartwork created by Pencil

Elms SW8. www.bat-terseaspanish.com

Saturday March 197.30pmSpring concertProgramme: Rimsky-Korsakov, Mozart andTchaikovsky. Tickets £12,concessions £8, childrenunder 16 free – booktickets through WSOwebsite.Wandsworth SymphonyOrchestra (WSO) at StBarnabus Church,Southfields SW18.www.wandsworthsym-phony.org

Saturday March 197.30pmFrench sacred musicProgramme includesFaure, Durufle and Vierne.Admission £12,concessions £10, free forunder 15s.South West LondonChoral Society at StAnne’s Church, St Ann’sHill SW18. Tickets fromwww.swlcs.org.uk or07914 807055.

Monday March 21 8-10pm Lord and Lady of theRingDavid Cairns closes theseason with a portrait oftwo great Wagnerianopera singers – thesoprano Frida Leider andthe tenor Jon Vickers,who died in July 2015.Members and youngpeople free; visitors £5Dryburgh Hall, PutneyLeisure Centre, SW151BL.www.putneymusic.org.uk

Saturday March 26 1-5pmTable top saleTable hire £10.Penfold Centre 1 NevilleGill Close SW18. Call07538713409.

Wednesday March 306pmTalk: Hats, Huguenotsand High StreetfashionJoin us for this talk,inspired by the incredible


Sunday April 3 12pm - 6pmPutney Pier Art MarketMix of artists and makers showing and selling fine artpaintings, prints and illustrations, photography, pottery,jewellery, sculpture, textiles and more. First Sunday ofmonth. Plus new antiques and vintage march on the 3rdSunday if each month in Church Square, Putney.Putney Embankment SW15 1LB. Follow us on: face-book.com/artonputneyembankmentTwitter:@pierartputney

& Help, CoDa Dance andyou!Southside ShoppingCentre, Wandsworth HighStreet SW18. More infor-mation, including timeswww.pumphousegallery.org.uk

From Monday April 11 Art and designsummer term Myriad art and designclasses ranging from pot-tery to book illustration tolife drawing. Join us forsummer term or try ataster session before com-mitting. Classes arepopular so book earlyPutney School of Art andDesign, Oxford RoadSW15. Call 8788 9145.Enrolwww.webenrol.com/PSAD

Tuesday April 12 –Tuesday May 24Tennis courses foryoung people Improve tennis skills anddevelop coordinationwhile having fun. 4-6years – 4-5pm; 7-9 years –5-6pm; 10-14 years – 6-7pm. Cost £45.50.Furzedown RecreationCentre, Ramsdale RoadSW17. Call 8767 6542 or8871 7171.

Monday May 9 7.45 for 8pmThe Art of the Japanese GardenLecturer: Professor Marie Conte-Helm. This will introduce some of Japan’s mostfamous gardens and provides a context for understanding the principles of Japanesegarden design as it has evolved through the ages. Tickets at the door £7 (membersfree). South West London Decorative Fine Arts Society, Dryburgh Hall, Putney LeisureCentre, Upper Richmond Road, SW15 swldfas.org.uk/ Wheelchair

Thursday April 147.30pm London electionhustings With candidates for theMerton and Wandsworthconstituency. Free.St Anne's Church, 182 StAnn's Hill, SW18 2RS. Call8870 4567.www.wandsworthsociety.org.uk

Wednesdays 20, 27April, 4, 11,18 May5.30-8.30pmBeginner's bicyclemaintenance classWandsworth residents 16years+ can learn how tokeep their own bicycle ingood working orderbetween services at oneof these classes. Theserelaxed and friendlyclasses are for beginnerswho have no experiencein maintaining a bicycle.Bring your own bike.Email [email protected] withyour name, mobile num-ber and postcode tobook. Venue will be givenafter booking.

Thursday May 12 7.45for 8pmElephant Complex –travels in Sri Lanka Illustrated talk by localauthor and traveller John

Gimlette.Wandsworh Society, WestSide Church. MelodyRoad, SW18 2QQ. Call8870 4567.www.wandsworthsociety.org.uk

Sunday May 2211am-5pm Annual summer streetparty Come and celebrate withface painting, sugar craftmodel making, balloonmaking, entertainers, localsingers, local bands, inde-pendent stalls sellingindividually designed,hand-made clothing, fur-niture and art to deliciousbaked, barbequed andtoasted foods and drinksto try and buy.Ritherdon Road BalhamSW17 8QD

May 11, 12, 13, 14, 18,19 7.30pm Black ShuckRuminating on the localmyth of ghostly dog BlackShuck, two (inept) would-be smugglers await ashipment on the NorfolkCoast. Join us, wherecomedy meets horror inthis hour-long new play byDuncan Hands. Part ofWandsworth Arts Fringe2016. Tickets: £12/10. The Bedford, Balham,

SW12 . www.blacksha-wonline.com

Thursday June 9 7,45for 8pmTalk: Making records inEarlsfield - theColumbiaGraphophoneCompanyIllustrated by early 20thcentury recordings andlocal film. With Dr TomGoing. Part ofWandsworth HeritageFestival. WandsworthSociety, West SideChurch, Melody RoadSW18 2QQ. Call 8870

April 19 – July 26 12-2pm (open from 11am for social)Social dance classDancing for beginners and improvers, tea and cake. Forpeople aged 60 and over – no dance partner required.Cost £1 a class. Booking recommended. Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill SW11.www.bac.org.uk

4567. www.wandsworth-society.org.uk

Tuesday May 31 –Friday June 3Tennis campThis half-term, enjoydeveloping skills and learnto play and compete attennis. 4-6 years – 10-11am and 11am-12pm(cost £26); 7-9 years – 12-1.30pm (cost £39); 10-14years 1.30-3pm (cost £39).Furzedown RecreationCentre, Ramsdale RoadSW17. Call 8767 6542 or8871 7171.


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Here’s how you can get help

The council’s financial advice teamhelps people at risk of falling into debtwith advice on benefits, free guidanceon making your money go further andtips on how to reduce energy bills.Contact them on 020 8871 8780.

CAP (Christians Against Poverty) run afree debt help service and money man-agement courses, including fortnightlydrop-in in Battersea. Call free on 0800328 0006.

The Wandsworth Plus Credit Union hasteamed up with the council to offerlocal people ethical and affordable savings and loans.

Debt advice is available from CitizensAdvice Wandsworth.

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If you have a medical exemption cer-tificate that allows you free prescrip-tions, it’s time to check that it’s stillvalid. Otherwise you run the risk of afine up to £100.

People with some long-term healthconditions like diabetes can have freeprescriptions if they have a valid med-ical exemption certificate. Untilrecently pharmacists have relied onpatients’ honesty if they couldn’t pro-duce a certificate.

As many as 30 million prescriptionitems, worth about £237 million, areincorrectly claimed every year, so theDepartment of Health has changed thesystem and will now be checking morerigorously. As a result some peoplehave been fined and had to pay theprescription charge as well. They didn’t

realise the certificate could expire orthat they were supposed to show itevery time.

Free prescriptions are not for lifePatients may have been told someyears ago that they were exempt forlife. However, since 2002 a medicalexemption certificate is only valid forfive years or until the age of 60 (wheneveryone can have free prescriptions).Patients should receive a reminder let-ter, but even if it doesn’t arrive they arepersonally responsible for making surethe certificate is valid.

There is now some good news if you’veslipped up. After a bit of unfavourablepublicity about the changes, the system

has been slightly relaxed. If you do geta penalty charge, apply for a medicalexemption certificate within 60 days; ifthis is awarded the charge will bewaived.

If your certificate needs to be renewed,ask your GP for form FP92A. If youneed a prescription before the certifi-cate arrives, you may be able to claim arefund. Ask the pharmacist for an FP57form when you pay for the medicine;you cannot get one later.

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*Citizens Advice Wandsworth has moved toBattersea Library, Lavender Hill and now haslonger opening hours. The Roehamptonoffice is also open longer. The service atTooting Library is unchanged. See the website for more details.

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Prescriptions: Don’t GetFined for Not Paying

Worried about money?

Simon’s story

When Simon (not his real name) was diagnosed with sleep apnoea – a condi-tion that severely disrupts sleep – he had to give up a well paying job andswitch to disability living allowance. But the transition was difficult and at firsthe carried on spending as he had always done.

But when my savings ran out, I turned to a payday lender,” Jeffreysays. “That was the worst mistake I have ever made. The interestrates were ridiculous - in the end, I was handing over almost allmy benefits just to service my debt.”

He approached the Wandsworth Plus Credit Union and sat down with anadvisor to go through his options. “Now I have a plan with them, where I payback what I owe at a rate I can afford. What’s good, too, is that I pay an extra£20 a month into a savings account. That’s really useful when it comes to mychildren’s birthdays and Christmas.

Call the credit union on (020) 7471 2620 to see how they could help you or visit wandsworthpluscu.co.ukw.

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